Borran Annexe, part of the owner’s home, is nicely tucked away in the sleepy hamlet of Oxen Park. This studio apartment is only 3 miles from Grizedale Forest, where you can find plenty of walking and mountain bike trails suitable for all the family, and for the more experienced black route enthusiasts. A café and playground can also be found there. Oxen Park
has its very own cinema, and the Oxen Park Cinema Club offers regular evening films throughout the autumn and winter .
Visit the Rusland Valley which is full of archaeological excavations, including Satterthwaite Bloomery, or explore the Greenwood Trails and Hay Bridge Nature Reserve. Not far is Go Ape, which offers tree top and zip wire experiences, or just down the road is Old Hall Farm in Bouth. This working Victorian farm has steam engines, shire horses and farm machinery, and you can enjoy tractor driving or ploughing, and fresh milk is available at the gate. After a day of enjoying yourselves, sit back and watch the sun go down from the small decked patio in the garden. Borran Annex is the ideal bolt hole for visiting the southern Lakes. Beach 10 miles. Shop 3½ miles, pub and restaurant 175 yards.